Cincinnati Bengals
are owned by Michael Brown,
who bought them in
1967
for $8 mil.

Player-costs-to-win ratio8 80Coach Marvin Lewis

Sport: Portion of franchise's value attributable to revenue shared among all teams.
Market: Portion of franchise's value attributable to its city and market size.
Stadium: Portion of franchise's value attributable to its stadium.
Brand Management: Portion of franchise's value attributable to the management of its brand.

The skinny
The Cincinnati Bengals are probably at the butt end of more jokes than any other football team. They have been sued by taxpayers for not putting together a competitive team. Their players seem to get more headlines for being arrested than scoring touchdowns. And despite having one of the best leases in the NFL the Bengals try to save a few dimes each year by keeping one of the league's sparsest scouting staffs. Back on the gridiron, look for head coach Marvin Lewis to get the boot if the team does not make the postseason this year. After all, team owner Mike Brown is not going to fire himself.

Facility Information

Revenue and operating income are for 2007 season and net of revenue sharing and stadium debt service.1Value of team based on current stadium deal (unless new stadium is pending) without deduction for debt (other than stadium debt).2Current team value compared with latest transaction price.3Includes stadium debt.4Net of stadium revenues used for debt payments.5Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.6Includes benefits and bonuses.7Includes club seats.8Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of the NFL. Postseason wins count twice as much as regular season wins. A score of 120 means that the team achieved 20% more victories per dollar of payroll compared with the league average.
NA: Not applicable.
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